What is Alteryx Used for? Streamlining Job Processes and Automating Repetitive Data Tasks
Join 8300+ data-driven Organizations optimizing their processes and saving time and scaling business with Alteryx.
Learn how to go from repetition to automating your first process with 4 quick-start training courses, giving you the tools to save time and scale your impact.
6 Common Use Cases
1. Data Analytics Automation
Benefit: Increase productivity by eliminating manual data preparation, while gaining consistent, actionable insights.
One of Alteryx’s main purposes is to automate data analytics. It automates the process of collecting, cleaning, preparing, and blending information from a variety of other disparate sources. It works similarly to the way an SQL or ETL tool—or even pivot tables in Excel—would do, but in a more user-friendly way (and, in the case of Excel, in a more efficient, less manual way). It can also provide data to build reports, charts, or dashboards, usually through a visualization tool such as Tableau or MicroStrategy.
2. Data Preparation
Benefit: Spend less time on data wrangling and more on making informed decisions.
Alteryx automates the collection, cleansing, preparation, and blending of data from a variety of different sources. This helps to connect sources of data that would otherwise be difficult—or impossible—to connect. It helps to mitigate or eliminate manual entry and double-entry in many cases, helping to reduce entry and save a significant amount of time. This data can be queried or manipulated directly in Alteryx or can be connected to other databases, files, and APIs, including visualization tools.
3. Automated Workflows
Benefit: Keep operations running smoothly without manual intervention, freeing up time for more strategic tasks.
For most companies, there are certain reports or processes that you would like to be recurring. Alteryx helps to create workflows that automate these processes. Users can choose from pre-built workflows or can create their own. Automated workflows may include accounting closes, reconciliations, the creation of forecasts, audits, and more.
4. Predictive Modeling
Benefit: Make smarter business decisions based on accurate predictions and advanced analytics.
Alteryx allows for predictive modeling to help project future outcomes to inform business decisions or outcomes. This modeling can be used in an exploratory environment or can be used to eventually publish these models into production. Alteryx offers a variety of pre-built models and has the ability to customize these models with unique code. This makes it a great option not only for those with little programming expertise, but also for those with coding experience who would like to simplify the process of data access, preparation, and blending.
5. Geospatial Analysis
Benefit: Make data-driven decisions that are rooted in the geographic context of your business.
If you dig into the history of Alteryx, you’ll find it was originally created as a GIS, or Geographic Information System. This means it’s great at providing analysis related to locations and distance. Alteryx will allow you to geocode, plot, and map anything with a location—such as customers, competitors, trucks, suppliers, etc. This information can be used to calculate distances, drive times, calculate best routes, and more.
6. Accessible Reporting
Benefit: Enable broader access to valuable data, ensuring every team member can make data-driven decisions.
Businesses like Alteryx because it is considered a low-code or no-code option. Not only is it simpler and faster than most manual processes, but it is also easier to learn and use for a variety of users, including those without SQL knowledge. This means it provides powerful information to a wider breadth of individuals across the organization.
Ready to Automate and Scale Your Analytics?
4.9/5 (From +8300 Organizations)
A process that previously took 8 hours now is done in 26 minutes! This greatly improved my work performance.
Strategic Analyst
Global Consultancy
The beginner courses helped me understand Alteryx even though it just my first time using the sofrware/application.
Food and Beverage Company
Our team really ejoyed the beginner courses! They did an excvellent job of explaining the topics in a comprehensive way. The team is already eager to explore further and have been experimenting with Alteryx using their own data.
Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Great job on demonstrating how powerful this tool is. These courses are very straightforward and clear. Thanks a lot!
Financial Services Firm
I am really enjoying these beginner Alteryx trainings! They even do a fantastic job walking through the specific functionality. I am looking forward to continuing these sessions next week!
National Accounting Firm
Very patient in explaining, the courses are very clear. Regarding the program, there is much to learn to be able to apply it in our daily activities.
Global Manufacturing Company